2022年寧夏回族自治區(qū)中衛(wèi)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2022年寧夏回族自治區(qū)中衛(wèi)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.

AnE-languagelearningsystemcalledChengoishopefultohelpchildrenlearnChineseforthissoftwarecaptures______withstories,gamesandanimationsbasedonthe2008Olympics.

2.

Duringthe1960s,FTCrequiredailcigarettepackagesandadvertisingtoprintanexplicitwarningof______.

3.WhyAmericanstraveloverseaslessthantheirwesterncounterparts?

A.Theirvacationstendtobeshorter.

B.Theycan'taffordinternationaltours.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.

D.TheypreferstayingwhereAmericansareinthemajority.

4.

Theozonelayerinthestratosphere______.

5.IfalltheiceintheAntarcticmelted,globalsealevelswouldrisehugely.

6.

Thewayalotofresearchersusetostudyanxietyisby______.

7.DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

8.ForpeoplewhoplantodependonUIforaperiodoftime,theyshouldperiodicallyinform.theunemploymentofficeabout______.

9.PassageOne

AtBenjaminN.CardozoHighSchoolinQueens,hewasknownasMatthewKaye,anearnestsocialstudiesteachershepherdinghisninth-andtenth-gradestudentsacrossthepanoramaofglobalhistory.Butoutofschool-ontheprofessionalwrestlingcircuit-hewasMattStriker,amusclemanknownforamovecalledthelungblower.

Hisdoublelifemayhavebody-slammedinsteachingcareer.

Accordingtocityinvestigators,Mr.Kaye,31,falselycalledinsickfor11daysinDecemberandFebruarywhenhewasactuallyonthewrestlingtour.Facedwithdisciplinaryaction,Mr.KayeresignedinApril,butyesterdaybesaidthathehopedtogetinsjobback

"Therearepeopleouttherewhotouchchildreninappropriatelywhoarestillallowedtowork,"Mr.Kayesaidinatelephoneinterview."TheonlythingIdidwasIputinsickdaysinsteadofpersonaldays,becauseIdidn'tknowthemwasadifference."

ButRichardJ.Condon,thespecialcommissionerofinvestigationforthecityschools,saiditwasnotthatsimple.Teachersget10sickdaysayearandonly3ofthosecanheusedforpersonalbusiness.

InvestigatorsfromMr.Condon'sofficesaidawomanwhoidentifiedherselfasMr.Kaye'smothercalledCardozoinDecemberandsaidthathewasoutbecauseofafamilyemergency.Mr.Kayelatertoldanassistantprincipalattheschoolflathissisterwasill.

ThenMr.KayewasabsentinFebruary,whenwrestlingWebsitessaidthatheappearedondietelevisionshow"SmackDown!"inamatchagainstKurtAngle.

InvestigatorssoughttointerviewMr.Kaye,buthislawyercanceledthesessionandMr.Kayeresigned.

Mr.Kayeeventuallyprovidedtwonotesfromdoctorsforhisabsences.ButinvestigatorsquestionedtheirvalidityandurgedtheStateHealthDepartment'sOfficeofProfessionalMedicalConducttoinvestigateandtakeaction.

PassageTwo

Theevidenceofdietaryprotectionagainstcancerisstrongestandmostconsistentfordietshighinvegetablesandfruits,accordingtoanearlierreportbytheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF).

TheWCRFpanelofexpertsconcludedthatthedailyconsumptionof400grainsormoreofavarietyofvegetablesandfruitscould,irrespectiveofotherdietandlifestyle.patterns,decreaseoverallcancerincidencebyatleast20percent,accordingtotheAsiaFoodInformationCentre.

Thereisconvincingevidencethatdietshighinvegetablesandfruitsprotectagainstcancersofthemouthandpharynx,oesophagus,lung,stomach,rectum,larynx,pancreas,breastandbladder.Highdietaryfiberisalsoassociatedwithlowerriskofsomecancers,especiallybowelcancer.

Therecommendeddailyintakeofdietaryfiberis25-30gramsforahealthyadult.Thiscanonlybeachievedbyincorporatinghighfiberfoodssuchaswholegrains,vegetables,fruit,nutsandseedsintoeatingpatternseverydayand/orusingabransupplement.

Adequatefruitandvegetableintakehasaprotectiveeffect,helpingwardoffchronicdiseaseswhilehelpingtoelevateresistancetoinfectionsdiseaseandreducenutritionaldeficiencies.Fruitandvegetablesactivelypromotehealthbyprovidingbodieswithessentialvitamins,nutrients,fiberandamyriadofphytochemicals(植物化學(xué)物質(zhì))whichactsasantioxidants(抗氧化劑inthebody.Antioxidantsneutralizethefreeradicalsthatacceleratetheprocessofcelldecayandincreasethechancesofcellsbecomingcancerous.

Fourhundredgramsoffruitsandvegetablesperpersonperday(excludingpotatoesandotherstarchytubers)forthepreventionofchronicdiseasestranslatestoapproximately"5-a-day"thatis,eatingfiveormoreservingsoffruitandvegetableseveryday.

Oneservingisroughlytheamountthatfitsintothepa

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10.

Eatingfishandwalnutsmayhelpkeepourspiritsup,becausetheycontains______.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthe"ghosting"fromthepassage?

A.ItisadoubleimageofTV.

B.Itreferstothespeedoflight.

C.Itwaseventuallysolvedbyengineers.

D.Itreferstothespeedoftheradiosignals.

12.

______startedbyRosaParksandMartinLutherKingintheSouthchangedcivilrightsin

13.TheMostBeautifulCityinAmerica

IthasbeencalledthemostbeautifulcityinAmerica.Italsoisthesubjectofaverypopularbookaboutmurder.ThestoryofSavannah,Georgia,isourreporttoday.

Savannah,Georgia,isnothuge.Itisonlythe3rdlargestcityinthisSouthernstate.Ithasabout140thousandpeople.YetfewAmericancitieshaveprotectedtheirpastaswellasSavannah.Ithasbeautifuloldhouses.Ithasparkswithtreesandcolorfulflowers.AvisittoSavannahtodayshowsthatlifewaslikeintheSouthernUnitedStates200yearsago.

EnglishsettlersestablishedthecityofSavannahin1733.TheywereledbyGeneralJamesOglethorpe.GeneralOglethorpeand120settlerslandedatYamakaroobluffontheSavannahRiver.TheychosetheplaceforthecityofSavannahonahillabovetheriver.Itwas29kilometersfromtheAtlanticOcean.

GeneralOglethorpedecidedtomakeSavannahasbeautifulasacitycouldbe.Hedesignedthestreetsinanunusualway.Manydidnotcrosseachother.Instead,theyendedinlargeopensquareareas.Thereare21suchpublicsquaresinSavannah.Theyhavegrass,trees,flowersandstatues.Theyalsohaveplacesforpeopletositandenjoythebeauty.

Inthe1700sSavannahbecameabusyportcityforexportingfarmproducts.In1793Eliwhiteneywasteachingonacottonfarmnearthecity.Heinventedamachinethatremovedseedsfromthecottonplant.Untilthentheseedhadtoberemovedbyhand.Theworkwasveryhard.Eliwhiteney'sinventionwascalledthe"cottongin".Itgreatlyimprovedtheabilitytoproducecotton.

ThecottonginmadecottonthemostimportantproductintheAmericanSouth.AnditincreasedimportanceofSavannahasaportcity.Savannahbecametheworld'sleadingmarketforcotton.TheSavannahCottonExchangesetthepriceofcottonaroundtheworld.Thecitybecamerich.Richpeoplebegantobuildlargebeautifulhouses.Thecitycontinuedtogrowricheruntiltheearly1860s.ThatiswhenAmerica'sNortliemstatesfoughttherebelSouthernstatesintheCivilWar.

OneofthemostfamousNortherngeneralswasWilliamSherman.HeleduniontroopstoseizecontrolofrebelterritoryintheSouth.GeneralShermancapturedthecityofAtlanta.FromAtlantahemarchedhistroopsthroughtheheartofGeorgiatotheAtlanticOcean.ItwasknownasSherman'sMarchtotheSea.TheUniontroopsburnedallthehouses,farms,animalsandfoodsuppliesontheirway.ThepurposewastodestroypopularsupportfortherebellionoftheSouthernstates.GeneralShermansaid,"TheUnionmustmakeoldandyoung,richandpoorfeelthehardhandofwar."

ThepeopleofSavannahlearnedwhatGeneralShermanhaddonetotherestofGeorgia.Theydidnotwantthesamethingtohappentothem.Sotheyofferedtosurrendertheirbeautifulcityffhepromisednottobumit.GeneralShermanacceptedtheoffer.InDecember,1864,hescmamessagetoPresidentAbrahamLincolninWashington.Itsaid,"IbegtopresentyouasaChristmasgift—thecityofSavannah."Sherman'sgiftincluded150heavyguns,ammunitionand25thousandbalesofcotton.

TheCivilWarhurtSavannah'seconomy.Andyearsofgrowingnothingbutcottondamagedthesoil.Aninsectcalledthebollweevildestroyedtheplant.By1920,littlecottonwasleft.Duringthe1900s,manufacturingtooktheplaceofcottonfarming.Savannah'sshippingindustrycontinuedtogrow.However,manyoldhousesweretearingdown,ortheyfellapart.Onevisitorsaidthecitywaslikeabeautifulwomanwithadirtyface.

Inthe1950ssomecitizensofSavannahbecameangrywhenmoreoldhouseswerebeingthreatenedbydevelopment.Onecompanywantedtodestroyahousetobuildaparkingareaforcars.Agroupof7womendecidedtosavethehouse.Theyaskedpeopleformoney.Theycollec

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14.

Dr.PeterDiotbelievesthatitmaybeeffectivetouseARVsto______.

15.

OneoftheChinatownsasabusyandthrivingcommunitynowislocatedin______.

A.FloridaB.HawaiiC.NewJerseyD.NewYork

16.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1—4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5—10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

GENETICALLYMODIFIEDFOODS

Aregeneticallymodifiedcropsanenvironmentaldreamcome-trueoradisasterinthemaking?Scientistsarelookingforanswers.

Theworldseemsincreasinglydividedintothosewhofavorgeneticallymodified(GM)foodsandthosewhofearthem.Advocatesassertthatgrowinggeneticallyalteredcropscanbekindertotheenvironmentandthateatingfoodsfromthoseplantsisperfectlysafe.And,theysay,geneticengineeringwhichcaninduceplantstogrowinpoorsoilsortoproducemorenutritiousfoodswillsoonbecomeanessentialtoolforhelpingtofeedtheworld'sburgeoningpopulation.SkepticscontendthatGMcropscouldposeuniqueriskstotheenvironmentandtohealthriskstootroublingtoacceptplacidly.Takingthatview,manyEuropeancountriesarerestrictingtheplantingandimportationofGMagriculturalproducts.Muchofthedebatehingesonperceptionsofsafety.Butwhatexactlydoesrecentscientificresearchsayaboutthehazards?Theanswers,toooftenlostinreportsonthecontroversy,areservedupinthepagesthatfollow.

TwoyearsagoinEdinburgh,Scotlandeco-vandalsstormedafield,crushingcanolaplants.LastyearinMaine,midnightraidershackeddownmorethan3,000experimentalpoplartrees.AndinSanDiego,protesterssmashedsorghumandsprayedpaintovergreenhousewalls.

Thisfar-flungoutragetookaimatgeneticallymodifiedcrops.Buttheprotestsbackfired:allthedestroyedplantswereconventionallybred.Ineachcase,activistsmistookordinaryplantsforGMvarieties.

It'seasytounderstandwhy.Inaway,GMcrops—nowonsome109millionacresoffarmlandworldwide—areinvisible.Youcan'tsee,tasteortouchageneinsertedintoaplantorsenseitseffectsontheenvironment.Youcan'ttell,justbylooking,whetherpollencontainingaforeigngenecanpoisonbutterfliesorfertilizeplantsmilesaway.Thatinvisibilityispreciselywhatworriespeople.How,exactly,willGMcropsaffecttheenvironment-andwhenwillwenotice?

AdvocatesofGM,ortransgenic,cropssaytheplantswillbenefittheenvironmentbyrequiringfewertoxicpesticidesthanconventionalcrops.Butcriticsfearthepotentialrisksandwonderhowbigthebenefitsreallyare."Wehavesomanyquestionsabouttheseplants,"remarksGuentherStotzky,asoilmicrobiologistatNewYorkUniversity."There'salotwedon'tknowandneedtofindout."

AsGMcropsmultiplyinthelandscape,unprecedentednumbersofresearchershavestartedfanningintothefieldstogetthemissinginformation.Someoftheirrecentfindingsarcreassuring;otherssuggestaneedforvigilance.

FewerPoisonsintheSoil?

EveryyearU.S.growersshowercropswithanestimated971millionpoundsofpesticides,mostlytokillinsects,weedsandfungi.Butpesticideresidueslingeroncropsandthesurroundingsoil,leachingintogroundwater,runningintostreamsandgettinggobbledupbywildlife.Theconstantchemicaltrickleisanoldworryforenvironmentalists.

Inthemid-1990sagribusinessesbeganadvertisingGMseedsthatpromisedtoreduceafarmer'suseoftoxicpesticides.TodaymostGMcrops—main

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17.WhyarebossesinthetelevisionindustrynervouswithZennstromandFriis?

A.ThetwohaverefreshedthemusicindustrybyKaZaA.

B.ThetwowoulddevastatethetelecomsindustrybySkype.

C.ThetwoalreadydestroyedthetelevisionindustrybyJoost.

D.ThetwomayruinthetelevisionindustrybyJoost.

18.

Youshouldpayspecialattentiontothefirstsixquestionsofthe12questionsbecausetheymakeupthebaseonwhich______.

19.

Aswearestillignorantofmillionsofuniquelifeformsintherainforest,deforestationcanbecomparedtothedestructionof______.

20.Ifyouhaveanyconcernaboutanewdrugoritssideeffects,youcanaskyourdoctororpharmacistquestions,orcallthedrugcompanyfor______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽(tīng)力原文：Atsunamiisaseriesofhugewavesthatcancausegreatdevastationandlossoflifewhentheystrikeacoast.ThewordtsunamicomesfromtheJapanesewordmeaning"harborwave".Tsunamisaresometimesincorrectlycalled"tidalwaves".Actuallytsunamisarenotcausedbythetidesforthegravitationalforceofthemoononthesea.Regularwavesarecausedbythewind.

(30)Tsunamisarecausedbyanunderwaterearthquake,avolcaniceruption,asub-marinerockslide,or,morerarely,byanasteroidormeteoroidcrashingintointhewaterfromspace.(31)Mosttsunamisarecausedbyunderwaterearthquakes,butnotallunderwaterearthquakescausetsunamis.Anearthquakehastobeoveraboutmagnitude6.75ontheRichterscaleforittocauseatsunami.About90percentofalltsunamisoccurinthePacificOcean.

Manytsunamiscouldbedetectedbeforetheyhitland,andthelossoflifecouldbeminimized,withtheuseofmoderntechnology.Ifyouseethewaterrecedequicklyandunexpectedlyfromabeach(thisiscalleddrawback),runtowardhighergroundorinland,theremaybeatsunamicoming.Also,ifyouareonthecoastandthereisanearthquake,itmayhavecausedatsunami,soruntowardhighergroundorinland.Somebeacheshavetsunamiwarningsirens,donotignorethem.Thefirstwaveinatsunamiisoftennotthelargest;ifyouexperienceoneabnormally-hugewave,goinlandquickly,evenbiggerwavescouldbecomingsoon.

(32)Afterthehugevolumeofwaterhasmoved,theresultingwaveisverylongbutnotverytall(roughly3feettall).Thewavespreadsacrosstheseainalldirections;itcantravelgreatdistancesfromthesourceattremendousspeeds.

(27)

A.Theyaretidalwaves.

B.Theycanbecausedbythefallofanasteroidintothewater.

C.Theycannotbedetectedbeforetheyhitland.

D.Theyareharborwaves.

22.(13)

A.AmovieB.Alecture.C.Aplay.D.Aspeech.

23.【B11】

24.(21)

A.Someinterestingcommercials.

B.Someperfectlookingwomancomplainedaboutthetribulations.

C.Somestupidsitcom.

D.Somewomanwentcrazyandkilledherhusband.

25.

【B2】

26.(40)

27.(14)

A.Childrengettheirpersonalitiesonlyfromtheirparents.

B.Parentsaffecttheirchildren'spersonalitiesverymuch.

C.Childrencanadaptthemselvestotheenvironmenttheygrowupin.

D.Parentsliketocontroltheenvironmenttoinfluencetheirkid'spersonalities.

28.(29)

A.Becauseshewasablackgirl.

B.Becauseshegotthehighestaverageintheclass.

C.Becauseshewantedtohitthechairman'swife.

D.Becausesherefusedtoretaketheexam.

29.(32)

A.Thelonghistoryshattersitsground.

B.Thecanalsunderitbegintocollapse.

C.Ithasbeenhalfimmersedintheseawater.

D.Itisfloodedfarmoteoftenthanbefore.

30.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

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A.Shehatesitbutsheneedsthemoney.

B.Shewasreluctantatfirstbutshehasbecomeusedtoit.

C.Shedidn'tlikeit,buttoleratesitbecausethesalaryisgood.

D.Shedidn'tlikeitatfirst,butnowhasbecomemorepatientwithit.

31.(45)

32.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Youcanbuythisone,whichisademonstratororwecanorderoneforyouandhaveithereinfiveweeks.Sowhatdoyouthink?

W:Iwouldpreferanewcar,eventhoughthedemonstratorisleasexpensive.

Q:Accordingtotheconversationwhatisademonstrator?

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A.Acarshowntoanddrivenbycustomers.

B.Anewcar.

C.Asecondhandcarforsale.

D.Anoldcarshowntocustomers.

33.(34)

A.In1585.B.In1584.C.In1583.D.In1586.

34.(28)

A.Theymayhavetofollowcertainhousingroles.

B.Adepositmayberequiredtorentanapartment.

C.On-campusapartmentsarelimited.

D.Theyhavetodevotealltheirtimetotheacademics.

35.

【B8】

36.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽(tīng)力原文：[26]InAmerica,driver'seducationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassindriver'seducation.However,unlikeothercourses,itisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.Insteaditisasummercourse.

[27]Thecourseisdividedupintotwoparts:classtimeforlearninglawsandregulationsanddrivingtimetopractisedriving.Classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknow.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstopractisestartingsteering,backingup,parking,switchinglanes,turningcomers,andalltheothermaneuversrequired.Eachstudentisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsaredividedupintogroupsoffour.Thestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwohours.Thus,eachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructorandthe"driver"sitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.

[28]Driver'seducationcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakes,oneonthedriver'ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thus,ifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.Thecaralsohasanotherspecialfeature.[281Onthetopofthecarisasignthatreads:STUDENTDRIVER.Thatletsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracautionbecausethestudentdriverisnotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.

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A.Itisconsideredtobepartofthesecondaryeducation.

B.Itisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'slicense.

C.Itiscarriedonatthesametimeasotherschoolcourses.

D.Itisofferedtoallteenagersfreeofcharge.

37.(41)

38.聽(tīng)力原文：M:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.

W:Fatherwouldliketobuyanewapartmentinthefarawaysuburbs,whichgoesagainstherwishes.And,what'smore,heturnsadeafeartoherwords.

Q:WhyisMotherunhappyrecently?

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A.Shedisagreeswithfather.

B.Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

C.Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

D.Sheisoffendedbythechildren.

39.

【B10】

40.聽(tīng)力原文：DangerousoccupationstendtobeexcitingandWellpaid.Theyofteninvolveforeigntravelormeetingfamousandinterestingpeople.Hereisalookatsomeonewholikeshisdangerousoccupationinspiteofthedanger,andatwhyhedoesit.

GilbertMichaelPittsisafreelancecameraman.Hedoesalotofhisworkunderwater.Michaelhasbeendivingsincehewasaboutnineyearsold.Hesaysthathewasonholidaywithhisparentsandafriendhadasnorkel.Hetrieditand"thatwasit—eversinceIfirstputmyheadunderwaterI'vebeenfascinatedbydiving."Lateronhewentonafourmonthcommercialdivingcourse.Hiscommercialdivingcareerincludedunderwaterphotography—stillsandvideo(toinspectoilrigs),underwaterburning,plantingexplosivesandconnectingpipelines.

"I'mnotfrightenedorapprehensive,"hesays,"becauseit'samediumI'vebeenworkinginforsuchalongtime.It'ssomethingthatIlove.Iamfrightenedofcertainthings,buttheycertainlydon'tincludedivinginwater.Ithinkit'samatterofexperienceandjustbeingateaseinthatenvironment."

(33)

A.Heisacommercialdiver.

B.Heisanindependentphotographer.

C.Heisacameramanufacturer.

D.BothAand

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.

Accordingtothepassage,aharmlessrevengeisto______.

A.reacttothosewhobotheryou

B.amusethevictim

C.preventonefromdisturbingothers

D.burtnobodyemotionally

42.(55)

43.

【C8】

44.

Whatisthereasonforthefactthatmessagesaremorecrediblethanads?

45.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsocceristrue?

A.Insoccerandbasketball,theethnictideisdifferent.

B.Untilrecently,soccerbecomesanimportantgame,somanynativeAmericansplayit.

C.Itisthemostpopulargameintheworld,somanyAmericancitizenstakeitupformanyyears.

D.Althoughsocceristhemostpopulargameintheworld,Americancitizensinlargenumbersdonotlikeitfirst.

46.

Obesityincreasestheriskfactorof______.

A.diabetes,shortsight,cancer,strokes

B.diabetes,cancer,strokes,psychosocialillness

C.cancer,strokes,fatty,heartdisease

D.strokes,heartdisease,diabetes,headache

47.

【C6】

48.AhearingtestthatanalysesbrainwavesforsubconsciousresponsestosoundhasrecentlybeendevisedbyateamofspecialistsattheUniversityofIowa.Insteadofdependingonthepatienttoindicatewhenhehearsalaboratory-controllednoise,asinthetraditionalform.oftesting,thisnewmethod,calledelectricresponseaudiometry,enablesaudiologiststotracethenoise'spathdirectlyfromtheeartothebrainwhilethepatientrelaxesorsleeps.Althoughbrainresponseshavebeenusedinotherauditorytestsforsometime,theUniversityofIowaspecialistsaretheonlyscientiststodatewhoanalyzesimultaneouslythreecomponentsofhearing—theresponsesofthemiddleear,theauditorynerve,andthebrainstem.Thisinformationhelpstoidentifythepreciselocationofahearingproblemand,atthesametime,tomeasureitsseverity.Whileelectricresponseaudiometryisnotmeanttoreplaceconventionalmeansoftesting,itisspeciallyeffectiveindiagnosinghearingproblemsinveryyoungchildren,multiplyhandicappedindividuals,andpsychologicallydisturbedpersonsbecauseitdoesnotrequirethepatient'sactiveparticipation.

Accordingtothepassage,electricresponseaudiometrycanbeused______.

A.whetherapersonisawakeorasleep

B.onlyifapersonisrelaxed

C.particularlyifapersonhearsaloudnoise

D.particularlywhenapersonisdreaming

49.

Whatdoestheword"pirates"inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Onewhorobsatseaorplundersthelandfromthesea.

B.Onewhomakesuseoforreproducestheworkofanotherwithoutauthorization.

C.Totake(something)bypiracy.

D.Tomakeuseoforreproduce(another'swork)withoutauthorization.

50.Researchuniversitiesstillattachimportancetoresearchinacademicpromotionspartlybecause______.

A.professorswithacademicachievementsareusuallyresponsibleandtough

B.itisdifficulttoconductobjectiveevaluationofteachingquality

C.topstudentswhowanttobechallengedappreciateresearchprofessors

D.researchhelpstoimprovetheeffectivenessofteaching

51.

Tripsbyseaisregardedastheworstmeansoftravelingwhen______.

A.theweatheristerrible

B.thetravelerhaslittletime

C.thetravelerfeelsseasick

D.theseaisnotcalm

52.

ThepassageimpliesthattheaudiencesinShakespeareantimewere______.

A.easytobesatisfied

B.uncriticalbutcandid

C.criticalandcandid

D.criticalbutsilent

53.ThecomparativerarityofIOK-1meansthatsignificantchangesmusthaveoccurredintheuniverseoverthe60millionyearsthat______.

54.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Biologically,thereisonlyonequalitywhichdistinguishesusfromanimals:theabilitytolaugh.Inauniversewhichappearstobeutterlydeficientofhumor,weenjoythissupremeluxury.Anditisaluxury,forunlikeanyotherbodilyprocess,laughterdoesnotseemtoserveabiologicallyusefulpurpose.Inadividedworld,laughterisaunifyingforce.Humanbeingsopposeeachotheronagreatmanyissues.Nationsmaydisagreeaboutsystemsofgovernmentandhumanrelationsmaybeplaguedbyideologicalclansandpoliticalcamps,butweallsharetheabilitytolaugh.Andlaughter,inturn,dependsonthatmostcomplexandsubtleofallhumanqualities:asenseofhumor.Certaincomicstereotypeshaveauniversalappeal.Thiscanbestbeseenfromtheworld-widepopularityofCharlieChaplin'searlyfilms.Asthatgreatcommentatoronhumanaffairs,Dr.SamuelJohnson,onceremarked,"Menhavebeenwiseinverydifferentmodes;buttheyhavealwayslaughedinthesameway."

Asenseofhumormaytakevariousformsandlaughtermaybeanythingfromrefinedtinkle(清脆的聲響)toanearthquakingroar,buttheeffectisalwaysthesame.Humorhelpsus